{"id":2600,"date":"2021-07-10T06:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T10:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclub.gotsportsites.com\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2021-07-28T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T17:58:12","slug":"2021-npl-finals-day-three-the-ultimate-goal-is-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/2021-npl-finals-day-three-the-ultimate-goal-is-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 NPL Finals Day Three: The Ultimate Goal is in Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2600\" class=\"elementor elementor-2600\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16dff74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16dff74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-360374a\" data-id=\"360374a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34370c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34370c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e9ebe9\" data-id=\"4e9ebe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283c575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283c575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/system.gotsport.com\/org_event\/events\/3782\">Girls Results<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/system.gotsport.com\/org_event\/events\/3856\">Boys Results<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set?vanity=usclubsoccer&amp;set=a.10159212245164098\">Photo Gallery<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xGh-8SNmYQA\">Video Highlights<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/npl-finals\">Tournament Central<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0613d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0613d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aae9be4\" data-id=\"aae9be4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4bb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4bb4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DENVER \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The third day of competition at the 2021 National Premier Leagues Finals saw 10 NPL Girls teams clinch semifinal spots and two earn a place in the U-19 NPL Girls National Final on Saturday, July 10, at DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.<\/p><p>Three clubs stood out heading into the semifinals and finals stages of the NPL Girls Finals as Club Ohio, KC Fusion and AFC Lightning each had two teams earn spots semifinals or finals games of their respective age divisions.<\/p><p>Club Ohio teams claimed spots in the U-14 and U-15 semifinals, while KC Fusion placed semifinal squads in\u00a0the U-13 and U-16 age groups.\u00a0Additionally, AFC Lightning&#8217;s\u00a0U-19 team earned a place in Monday\u2019s NPL championship match against Cleveland Cobras SC. The U-19 Girls NPL Finals match will be streamed live on US Club Soccer\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/usclubsoccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usclubsoccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0at 9:00 a.m. mountain time. AFC Lightning&#8217;s second team to advance was its U-14 squad, which\u00a0will face Fever FC in the semifinals tomorrow morning.<br \/><br \/>The 2021 NPL Finals continue tomorrow, July 11, at DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park starting at 9:00 a.m. mountain time. The NPL Boys Finals competition concludes bracket play to determine finals qualifiers for U-14 through U-17 age groups. NPL Girls semifinals contests from ages U-13 through U-17 will be played to determine Monday\u2019s finalists.<br \/><br \/>Continue to follow the action and results on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/usclubsoccernpl\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usclubsoccer\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/usclubsoccer\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/npl-finals\"><strong>tournament page<\/strong><\/a>, or either the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/system.gotsport.com\/org_event\/events\/3856\"><strong>NPL Boys Finals Schedule<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/system.gotsport.com\/org_event\/events\/3782\"><strong>NPL Girls Finals Schedule<\/strong><\/a>. 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